Less Litter intentionally began with beach cleanup because of its low entry point. “Worst case you’re moving around outside, looking at the ocean.”

These pieces, culled simply from events and thoughts/feelings in one day, often with very little elaboration, were intensely moving. Strung together and read aloud, they felt like profound koans and/or fragments that have survived from Ancient Greece.

What if there’s a way to both disconnect and connect simultaneously?

Growing leaders from individuals in our community

Education and wellness— are what propels us toward the most successful and inclusive version of our communities.

We are narrative machines. A blessing and our kryptonite.

Bahala, in partnership with the Santa Monica Early Childhood Task Force, launched the Playground Playdates program.

Play is a natural gateway to “lose your mind and come to your senses.”

“I re-learned that slowing down enough to let go of the goal and being with what simply is—a kind of intention-guided surrender—is a path of least resistance.”

Halloween is around the corner, a time of drama and dread for parents of young kids. Between the candy consumption to manage (or not) and the costumes to somehow procure sustainably, the whole enterprise can spook us into resentment—yet another job piled on the usual demands of parenting. Can we find the magic along with our kids and, inspired by them, dip into our own creativity?

A chat with Bahala founder, Carlo Cabanilla

In the apartment above us, a man was screaming and crying.

Who are we going to be in a new place, we ask ourselves. What do we bring with us or leave behind? And who can we help and accept from others to create home and community in a new place?